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** ‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London

Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive.

** New English Heritage chief says colonial past must be in mainstream of UK history

Stories about the legacy of slavery and colonialism must be central to the way museums and heritage organisations present their collections as part of “a new chapter of what heritage is about”

** 'Like cutting the Mona Lisa in half'

Greek prime minister doggedly pursues Parthenon Marbles deal and a partnership with Greece reportedly backed by Labour leader Keir Starmer.

** The Giant Monsters of Herpetology Tour

A look at some of the museum reptile and amphibian specimens that have inspired some of film and television’s biggest, baddest monsters.

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** Penang's Sun Yat Sen Museum Reopens

The museum, featuring various collections and records of the first provisional president of modern China, including his networks with the local clans and tradesmen, is now back on public exhibit in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

** Napoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids

There is no evidence that French invaders launched artillery at the pyramids, or that Napoleon’s troops shot the nose off the Sphinx, another piece of

** Robot dogs have unnerved and angered the public. So why is this artist teaching them to paint?

From this week, three Spots named Basia, Vanya and Bunny will begin a four month residency at the NGV’s Triennial in Melbourne, where they will be creating art in their purpose-built studios.

** Museum Shop Sunday an ‘important date’ on museum sector’s retail calendar

The annual celebration gives a boost to small businesses and independent makers, says Association for Cultural Enterprises.

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** Security Insecurity: Metropolitan Museum Seeks an “Incident Response Manager” (Pistol Permit Required)

The museums we know and love should be places for peaceful contemplation, not contentious confrontation

** The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum acquired more than 80 works over the past year

Ranging from painting to installation and beyond, the latest additions to the museum's holdings include contemporary voices as well as legends like Nam June Paik and Robert Irwin.

** A Greek Vase From the British Museum Heads to Athens Amid Parthenon Marbles Debate

Chairman George Osborne revealed plans for a special exhibition of objects stolen from the British Museum.

** The most remarkable house museums in Cincinnati

A historic house museum is a museum that was once a private residence and is at least 50 years old.

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** Future of Museums: Engaging Volunteers

The Vision for Volunteering defines a volunteer as someone doing something of their own choice that is designed to improve the world, a part of it, or community within it, without being paid.

** New Freedom Monument Sculpture Park

The Sculpture Park will bring together contemporary artworks with historical artifacts and narrative, animating the humanity and struggle of enslaved Black Americans and shedding light on our nation’s history.

** Megaraptorid skull sheds light on unique Australian dinosaur evolution

Megaraptorids like the 6m Queensland dinosaur Australovenator, meaning southern hunter, would have been the top predators in Cretaceous Australia.

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** Seems fishy: why can’t all galleries be more like the National Museum of Women in the Arts?

The Washington DC institution has just opened after a two-year renovation – and its collection means you’ll never look at an art museum in the same way again.

** Guggenheim Selects Director, First Woman to Lead the Museum Group

Mariët Westermann, vice chancellor of N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi campus, will come to New York to run the museum complex as it prepares to open Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.

** Did A Magician Help Vanquish The Nazis In World War Two?

Jasper Maskelyne was a conjuror who allegedly helped win the war in North Africa with his trickery, though his claims have been contested.

** Creepy Figures With Huge Heads Found Painted in a Rock Shelter in Tanzania

In 2018, archaeologists made a staggering discovery in Swaga Swaga Game Reserve in central Tanzania: 52 previously undocumented rock shelters, deliberately painted with rock art.

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The Association for Cultural Enterprises is delighted to announce Seeds of Change, a brand new £10,000 prize fund designed to support sustainable initiatives within the cultural sector.

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